why dont you keep it simple and clean
<?php
$lang = substr($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'], 0, 2);
$acceptLang = ['fr', 'it', 'en'];
$lang = in_array($lang, $acceptLang) ? $lang : 'en';
require_once "index_{$lang}.php";
?>
why dont you keep it simple and clean
<?php
$lang = substr($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'], 0, 2);
$acceptLang = ['fr', 'it', 'en'];
$lang = in_array($lang, $acceptLang) ? $lang : 'en';
require_once "index_{$lang}.php";
?>